December
- Australia announced he'd skip the 1931 Davis Cup season as a sign of support of the South African rejected initiative for the Cup to be held every second year only.
- Two-time former Wimbledon champion Gerald Patterson'S application for a renewed amateur license was rejected.
- The Lawn Tennis Association introduced two new rules regarding timeouts during play: It became forbidden to be given time to receive coach advises or to pause for rest.
- Bobby Heine announced he won't compete in the Wimbledon Championships next year.
- It was revealed that the total income of the 1930 Wimbledon Championships was £37,024.
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
December | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia |
Jack Crawford 6–1, 8–10, 6–0, 6–2 |
Harry Hopman | Marjorie Cox Crawford 6–1, 6–1 |
Miss Wright | ||
Schlesinger / Clemenger 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Crawford / Hopman | Hopman/ Eleanor Mary Hall 5–7, 8–6, 10–8 |
Crawford / Crawford | ||||
December | Straits Chinese Recreation Club Championships Singapore, Straits Settlements |
Lim Bong Soo N/A |
N/A | ||||
December -14 | Catalonia Championships Barcelona, Spain |
Enrique Maier N/A |
Francisco Sindreu | Bella Duttón de Pons N/A |
Rosa Torras | ||
Maier / Sindreu 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
Flaquer / Andreu | Pons / Torras N/A |
Herberg / Fontrodona | Maier / Torras N/A |
Flaquer / Pons | ||
December -30 | India International Championships Calcutta, British India |
Bunny Austin 6–2, 7–5, 6-1 |
Eskel Andrews | N/A | N/A | ||
Andrews / Horn 6–2, 6–3, 6-l |
Kapoor / Singh | N/A | N/A | Edwards / Sandison 6-1, 6-3 |
Hodges / Stork |
Read more about this topic: 1930 In Tennis
Famous quotes containing the word december:
“For I have lost the race I never ran,
A rathe December blights my lagging May;”
—Hartley Coleridge (17961849)